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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1907
Page
4
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The article argues that rapid progress forces politicians to change policies and abandon old Democratic and Republican doctrines. It cites Theodore Roosevelt, shifts in Oregon, and broad social change as proof that party lines blur. Citizens must grow with times or be left behind as new governance and sentiments emerge.
The article lauds pioneer and later Oregon women for molding schools churches and charities and supporting revolutionary state-building. It notes their pivotal role in elections and community uplift yet decries their denial of voting in state affairs while sons deny them direct political rights.
A letter lauds Oregon for high petition support in 1908 to amend the state constitution for woman suffrage. The author notes over 10 000 signatures, about 3000 beyond the required amount, and urges voters to grant women the right to vote while acknowledging they may or may not vote.
A persuasive appeal argues the post office money order always pays in cash without questions, backed by the government. It warns that speculative banking and railroad management threaten the public, urging government banking and public ownership if speculation continues.
A farmer, cashless after banks closed, uses wheat receipts worth 75 cents per bushel to settle debts. An implement dealer, merchant, drayman, coal dealer, butcher, and farmer accept the receipts, trading them for $350 in debt payments. The receipts circulate as payment without actual cash.
In Umatilla County the Umatilla Central project has paused as winter nears. October 1907 records 27 cloudless days, making Harriman's weather prophet guess again about work feasibility.
A reflective verse noting the grave recurrence of the day as mere play until the speaker perceives the portents of eternity. The poem frames time under celestial imagery and hints at awakening insight that shifts perception from trivial acts to timeless significance.
The article notes exceptionally colored apples found in western Colorado orchards above 7000 feet, with Utah Idaho and Washington praised for pure dry air and bright sunshine enhancing natural fruit coloring.
Report from the Willa Walla Bulletin describes a Royal Northwest Mounted Police execution of a Fiddler Indian chief in the Keewatin region for the practice of We-to-go or devil worship. The incident occurred last fall at Red Deer Lake, when the chief and his nephew strangled a fever-stricken young woman, the chief’s daughter-in-law, during a delirium. The tribe notes this as possibly the twentieth such capital punishment for Welego, followed by a two day festival.
Baker City notes from the Baker City Democrat that about five hundred children are enrolled as borrowers at the city library. The piece extols the library as a foundation for learning, praising parents for support and urging continued municipal backing to nurture future citizens.
The president and cabinet gathered for three hours yesterday to review the financial situation. Satisfaction with current conditions led to no new action.
A Chicago Tribune dispatch from Parkersburg West Virginia describes William Edward Banes a five month old infant weighing 110 pounds. He was normal at birth but rapidly grew, becoming a prodigy whose weight near equals his mother. The report also notes the whaling steamer Jeannette Captain Hoffman arriving from the Arctic with 11 000 pounds of whalebone and furs including 180 fox skins and a rare black fox skin valued at about 100 dollars amid a five-whale kill cruise.
Stanford University students face cash flow issues as local banks refuse to cash checks above six dollars, forcing smaller withdrawals and potential delays in campus life. The policy affects student budgets, meal plans, and access to funds on campus.
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters claims to cure flatulency dyspepsia indigestion liver troubles chills colds malaria fever and ague. The ad urges readers to try and see the effects through its advertised remedies.
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